Using fallen maple leaves as our printing plates, we painted the back sides of the leaves with yellow, orange or red paint. We then pressed the leaves onto black construction paper. When the leaves were pulled up they left a print!
It was a messy project. All the kids did wear smocks. Luckily, I do have a few spare child sized aprons for the kids who have not yet brought in a t-shirt from home. That being said, if you have not yet sent in an adult size t-shirt for your child, please do so! They work SO much better at keeping the kids clean.
Each child did 2 sets of prints. They did a practice piece first and then a final piece. I have arranged them below for you to see. The pieces on the left were the first attempt, on the right were the second attempts. Big improvements can be seen with the practice. The kids also had the fun of combining the colors to create their own patterns on the leaves as they moved on to their second pieces.
Next week we will color the backgrounds of these pieces. And finish up last weeks project on autumn trees.
You may have heard from your child that we work in sketchbooks for the final few minutes of art class when we have a chance. We had about 10 minutes for sketchbooks today and it was an absolute pleasure to watch the kids work. Sketchbooks are meant as safe spaces for the kids to explore their creative ideas. They did wonderful and varied work today and seemed to be quite inspired by witnessing what their fellow classmates were creating. Here are a few gems from the sketchbooks.
If you have a chance, stop by school and check out the kids lion pieces. They are framed and hanging in the halls outside of the Bearville and Poohville classrooms!
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